bordered by a low rubble wall Simon Norfolk / INSTITUTE A memorial in Thiepval names more than 72,000 Allied men who died on the Somme but have no known grave. Simon Norfolk / INSTITUTE “On July ...

He later informs me that his Grandfather was killed in the battle. My own Grandad ... live coverage of the centenary Somme commemoration at the Thiepval Memorial, France, to remember the one ...

A battered diary from World War I was just found in a barn in England. It recounts the horrific Battle of the Somme, the ...

War graves lit up for a vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial Source: AAP The French had Verdun, Australians have ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

Private Dove, a putter at Thornley Pit, was killed in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. His death is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial. The history club conducted family history research on both ...